Sociology For Dummies (eBook)

Jay Gabler (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 1. Auflage
384 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-58256-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this broad and popular topic Sociology is the study of human and societal interaction, and because society is constantly changing, sociology will always remain a crucial and relevant subject. Sociology For Dummies helps you understand this complex field, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Provides a general overview of what sociology in as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time.

Autor

Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor, and college instructor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minnesota.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: The Basic Basics.

Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head Around It.

Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?

Chapter 3: Making It Up as They Went Along: The History ofSociology.

Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can't Put Societyin a Test Tube.

Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist.

Chapter 5: Socialization: What is "Culture," andWhere Can I Get Some?

Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are theRules?

Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks.

Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our DiverseWorld.

Chapter 8: Social Stratifi cation: We're All Equal, ButSome of Us Are More Equal Than Others.

Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, ButWhere's the Finish Line?

Chapter 10: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.

Chapter 11: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and IWon!

Part IV: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of SocialOrganization.

Chapter 12: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organizations (andDisorganizations).

Chapter 13: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements andPolitical Sociology.

Chapter 14: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain't No)Love in the Heart of the City.

Part V: Sociology and Your Life.

Chapter 15: Get Born, Get a Job, Get a Kid, Get Out of Here: TheFamily and the Life Course.

Chapter 16: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Sociology Books That Don't Feel LikeHomework.

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in EverydayLife.

Chapter 19: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: Sociology • Sozialwissenschaften • Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-58256-1 / 0470582561
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-58256-5 / 9780470582565